Dc generators are classified based on how their fields are excited i e.
Permanent magnet dc generator characteristics.
The most common type of dc generators for wind turbines and small scale wind turbine systems used to charge batteries is the permanent magnet dc generator also know as the dynamo dynamos are a good choice for newcomers to wind power as they are large heavy and generally have very good bearings so you can mount fairly hefty rotor blades directly onto their pulley shaft.
Characteristics of dc generator.
A permanent magnet generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.
Basic configuration of a permanent magnet dc motor is very similar to that of a normal dc motor.
Separately excited dc generators field coils excited by some external source.
A permanent magnet dc motor also works on the same principle.
These devices do not require a separate dc supply for the excitation circuit or do they have slip rings and contact brushes.
Self excited dc generators field coils excited by the generator.
When a current carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field it experiences a force.
A permanent magnet synchronous generator is a generator where the excitation field is provided by a permanent magnet instead of a coil.
In this device the rotor windings have been replaced with permanent magnets.
Permanent magnet dc generators field coils excited by permanent magnets.
The term synchronous refers here to the fact that the rotor and magnetic field rotate with the same speed because the magnetic field is generated through a shaft mounted permanent magnet mechanism and current is induced into the stationary armature.
The characteristics of any motor are done to know the performance of the machine in different conditions.